Maine sex offender faces more charges

AUGUSTA (AP) — A Prentiss Plantation man on Maine’s sex offender registry has been indicted on 14 more charges.

Clinton police said 49-year-old Timothy Hayes was indicted last week on charges including gross sexual assault on a person younger than 12, violation of conditions of release, violation of the Sex Offender Registry Act, and multiple counts of prohibited contact with a minor.

Police told WABI-TV (http://bit.ly/1oM0eXQ ) that the charges relate to alleged contact with nine children, some in so-called “safe zones,” including playgrounds and athletic fields.

Hayes was indicted earlier this month for sexually abusing an 8-year-old boy.